Trick Flow heads, etc.

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Dan the man said:
I worked years myself, not including all of the over time I've worked and I couldn't afford to spend thousands on building engine's and cars.
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Everyone has different priorities and opportunities. I know a couple people who the last thing they need to be doing is spending money drag racing. But, it's what they like to do, makes them happy, and that is the road they choose to travel and make other sacrifices to be able to do it.

To each their own.
 
Update on my build. First engine builder gave me the runaround. Went and picked up my block 9/26 and took it to John Mercedes at Southeast Performance in Tampa. Parts are currently hard to source for various reasons. TF heads aren't available until mid December, so it's going to be a slow process. John is a great guy and I feel really good about taking my build to him. He is a Mopar specialist. Going to be a pretty radical build. Changed up on the transmission. Discovered that TCI makes a Four-Speed Non-Electronic 700R4-Based Transmission for small block Chrysler engines up to 550 hp and will be going that route.
 
Russ Knight said:
Update on my build. First engine builder gave me the runaround. Went and picked up my block 9/26 and took it to John Mercedes at Southeast Performance in Tampa. Parts are currently hard to source for various reasons. TF heads aren't available until mid December, so it's going to be a slow process. John is a great guy and I feel really good about taking my build to him. He is a Mopar specialist. Going to be a pretty radical build. Changed up on the transmission. Discovered that TCI makes a Four-Speed Non-Electronic 700R4-Based Transmission for small block Chrysler engines up to 550 hp and will be going that route.
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Does it fit without modification to the crossmember or floor pan?
 
Oldiron440 said:
What does “afford” have anything to do with it?
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Nothing. You sell stuff. Buy and sell stuff. Hunt junk yards. Trade. Save up.offset money from other things. If ya don't understand the last part you borrow from Peter to pay Paul
Bring coffee and water and food to work don't buy lunch.
I still live in my starter home. It's nice but not big.
 
It’s like a lawyer told me once, the only way to have a hundred grand after being involved with horses is to start with four hundred grand… his wife and stepdaughter were into horses. So substitute race cars for horses and it’s the same thing.
 
I worked 70 to 90 hours a week every week as sales, service and install of ceramic, stone floors. Custom wood. I stalled trim. Installed carpet if finished the job but carpet was not my thing. I would do it so job sites had one Installer and know job was done right. I had a rep of doing top notch work. Always had a wait list. I did not sleep much so had second job at a nightclub doing repairs and clean up after close and before my job. So middle of night 3 days a week doing that. Other 3 days was floating at my buddies body shop. Guess I had 3 jobs as needed. Sleep 2 to 3 hours a day. So floors and body go home shower sleep go back floors shop back home eat shower sleep.they other days were work and go to club drink and close place down. Clean and fix stuff. Go struggle straight from work to a day of tile setting or wood install. Meeting customers Saturday and Sunday to let them pick up goods after hours. Or show stuff to sell.7 day weeks even not working was doing orders. Figured job plans. Bid jobs and orders received materials. All I did was work.there is 24 hours a day and many of them were 24. Slept on job sites I. Truck or place we were doing. And when done head back home.
The bars good nights were Thursday, Friday.Saturday. so cleaned and maintained Late Thursdsleppay into Friday. Friday into Sat. And Saturday into Sunday. So 3 heavy days. 2 hours sleep. Maintaining and clean polished floors glass everyday and off to regular job when done. On other 4 days we did regular job early and then night at body shop. There is 24 hours in a day when ya young. 16-20 is good enough
 
340six said:
I worked 70 to 90 hours a week every week as sales, service and install of ceramic, stone floors. Custom wood. I stalled trim. Installed carpet if finished the job but carpet was not my thing. I would do it so job sites had one Installer and know job was done right. I had a rep of doing top notch work. Always had a wait list. I did not sleep much so had second job at a nightclub doing repairs and clean up after close and before my job. So middle of night 3 days a week doing that. Other 3 days was floating at my buddies body shop. Guess I had 3 jobs as needed. Sleep 2 to 3 hours a day. So floors and body go home shower sleep go back floors shop back home eat shower sleep.they other days were work and go to club drink and close place down. Clean and fix stuff. Go struggle straight from work to a day of tile setting or wood install. Meeting customers Saturday and Sunday to let them pick up goods after hours. Or show stuff to sell.7 day weeks even not working was doing orders. Figured job plans. Bid jobs and orders received materials. All I did was work.there is 24 hours a day and many of them were 24. Slept on job sites I. Truck or place we were doing. And when done head back home.
The bars good nights were Thursday, Friday.Saturday. so cleaned and maintained Late Thursdsleppay into Friday. Friday into Sat. And Saturday into Sunday. So 3 heavy days. 2 hours sleep. Maintaining and clean polished floors glass everyday and off to regular job when done. On other 4 days we did regular job early and then night at body shop. There is 24 hours in a day when ya young. 16-20 is good enough
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Only a small percentage of people have that work ethic. I never had to work those kind of hours but I worked 12-14 almost every day except Sunday for 40 years. I started as a Florida Water Well Contractor in 1985, got my Florida Master Plumbers License in 1990. Got out of the well business in 2000. Started a wholesale plumbing and electrical supply business in 2010 and by God's grace it grew exponentially. Sold it in 2023 to Southern Pipe & Supply and retired June 2024. Now I piddle. If I feel the urge to work, I lie down until it passes. :lol:
 
340six said:
I worked 70 to 90 hours a week every week as sales, service and install of ceramic, stone floors. Custom wood. I stalled trim. Installed carpet if finished the job but carpet was not my thing. I would do it so job sites had one Installer and know job was done right. I had a rep of doing top notch work. Always had a wait list. I did not sleep much so had second job at a nightclub doing repairs and clean up after close and before my job. So middle of night 3 days a week doing that. Other 3 days was floating at my buddies body shop. Guess I had 3 jobs as needed. Sleep 2 to 3 hours a day. So floors and body go home shower sleep go back floors shop back home eat shower sleep.they other days were work and go to club drink and close place down. Clean and fix stuff. Go struggle straight from work to a day of tile setting or wood install. Meeting customers Saturday and Sunday to let them pick up goods after hours. Or show stuff to sell.7 day weeks even not working was doing orders. Figured job plans. Bid jobs and orders received materials. All I did was work.there is 24 hours a day and many of them were 24. Slept on job sites I. Truck or place we were doing. And when done head back home.
The bars good nights were Thursday, Friday.Saturday. so cleaned and maintained Late Thursdsleppay into Friday. Friday into Sat. And Saturday into Sunday. So 3 heavy days. 2 hours sleep. Maintaining and clean polished floors glass everyday and off to regular job when done. On other 4 days we did regular job early and then night at body shop. There is 24 hours in a day when ya young. 16-20 is good enough
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I'm tired just reading about this. Ugh.
 
340six said:
I worked 70 to 90 hours a week every week as sales, service and install of ceramic, stone floors. Custom wood. I stalled trim. Installed carpet if finished the job but carpet was not my thing. I would do it so job sites had one Installer and know job was done right. I had a rep of doing top notch work. Always had a wait list. I did not sleep much so had second job at a nightclub doing repairs and clean up after close and before my job. So middle of night 3 days a week doing that. Other 3 days was floating at my buddies body shop. Guess I had 3 jobs as needed. Sleep 2 to 3 hours a day. So floors and body go home shower sleep go back floors shop back home eat shower sleep.they other days were work and go to club drink and close place down. Clean and fix stuff. Go struggle straight from work to a day of tile setting or wood install. Meeting customers Saturday and Sunday to let them pick up goods after hours. Or show stuff to sell.7 day weeks even not working was doing orders. Figured job plans. Bid jobs and orders received materials. All I did was work.there is 24 hours a day and many of them were 24. Slept on job sites I. Truck or place we were doing. And when done head back home.
The bars good nights were Thursday, Friday.Saturday. so cleaned and maintained Late Thursdsleppay into Friday. Friday into Sat. And Saturday into Sunday. So 3 heavy days. 2 hours sleep. Maintaining and clean polished floors glass everyday and off to regular job when done. On other 4 days we did regular job early and then night at body shop. There is 24 hours in a day when ya young. 16-20 is good enough
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Going racing IS about choices.
But when did you have time for racing, while working that much? Or did you retire before you did.
I had to give up water skiing & going to lake cottage for racing. Then worked @Military Museum, made a few movies(more long hours), but there was a pond on site & we skied after work. Then I opened a wood boat repair shop & then could regularly ski before work. And also stayed in my 'Starter Home', not fancy but with large garage.
 
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Russ Knight said:
Update on my build. First engine builder gave me the runaround. Went and picked up my block 9/26 and took it to John Mercedes at Southeast Performance in Tampa. Parts are currently hard to source for various reasons. TF heads aren't available until mid December, so it's going to be a slow process. John is a great guy and I feel really good about taking my build to him. He is a Mopar specialist. Going to be a pretty radical build. Changed up on the transmission. Discovered that TCI makes a Four-Speed Non-Electronic 700R4-Based Transmission for small block Chrysler engines up to 550 hp and will be going that route.
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You might find that guy does not have a actual shop...he is not a engine builder OR a machinist. He is a "broker" of sorts, he subs your job out to various other shops.
 
Russ Knight said:
No, he has a fabulous shop. You take your shoes off before you walk in. He’s just extremely busy.
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That's news to me, and I know this because I used to do contract work for him, along with another shop semi local to me. Its probably a local shop that belongs to someone else. What's the address?
 
And not trying to throw shade on your project, hopefully it all works out great. I just think its important to know exactly what your going into. There is a lot of smoke and mirrors in this bussiness!
 
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